Earthquake in Maharashtra: Tremors of 3.5 magnitude felt at Palghar

Earthquake in Maharashtra: An earthquake of magnitude 3.5 hit Maharashtra's Palghar district on Monday morning but there was no report of any casualty or damage to property, an official said. The state has been witnessing tremors over the past week in different regions. 

The most recent earthquake was experienced at 8.07 am in Paraswadi area of Dahanu taluka, district disaster control cell chief Vivekanand Kadam said. He also confirmed that no damage to life or property has been done.  

Last week, four mild earthquakes were recorded in the district on Friday and Saturday. Palghar district, especially its Dahanu and Talasari tehsils, has been witnessing low to moderate intensity earthquakes since November 2018. 

An earthquake of magnitude 2.7 on the Richter Scale occurred 98 km north of Mumbai at 6:36 am on Saturday, according to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS). "Earthquake of Magnitude: 2.7, Occurred on 05-09-2020, 06:36:31 IST, Lat: 19.96 & Long: 72.83, Depth: 5 Km, Location: 98km N of Mumbai, Maharashtra," NCS tweeted. 

On Saturday itself, Palghar also recorded two earthquakes. The first earthquake of 4.0 magnitude was felt in Dahanu tehsil at 11.41 pm, while the second one of 3.6 magnitude was recorded at 12.05 am in Talasari tehsil, chief of Palghar district disaster control cell Vivekanand Kadam said. 

An official from Talasari police station said people ran out of their houses following the quake and remained out some time due to fear.  

Earlier on Friday at 10:33 am, 2.8 magnitude quake occurred at 91 km North of Mumbai. Later at 11:41 pm on the same day, tremors of magnitude 4.0 on the Richter scale hit 98 km west of Nashik in Maharashtra.